Word halves - Spanish food worksheet - Free Printable

You're given a matching exercise titled “¿A qué hora desayunas?” (“What time do you eat breakfast?”), and the task is to match the halves of words — essentially, complete the Spanish words by pairing the left-side beginnings with the right-side endings.

Let’s solve it step-by-step:

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Left Column (with numbers and letters):

8 a) Cere__
9 b) Gall__
7 c) Magda__
2 d) Pas__
6 e) Piz__
3 f) Pol__
4 g) Tost__
5 h) Un boca__
10 i) Cola -__
1 j) Zumo de na__

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Right Column (numbered 1–10):

1) ranja
2) ta
3) lo
4) adas
5) dillo
6) za
7) lenas
8) ales
9) etas
10) cao

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Now, let’s match them logically to form real Spanish words, mostly related to breakfast or food:

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✔ a) Cere__ → 8) ales → Cereales
*(Cereals — common breakfast food)*

✔ b) Gall__ → 9) etas → Galletas
*(Cookies / biscuits — breakfast snack)*

✔ c) Magda__ → 7) lenas → Magdalenas
*(Madelines / small sponge cakes — typical breakfast pastry)*

✔ d) Pas__ → 2) ta → Pasta
*(Pasta — though not typical breakfast, sometimes eaten; but wait — could it be “Pastel”? But “Pastel” would need “tel”, which isn’t here. “Pasta” is valid.)*
But wait — let’s check if there’s a better fit later.

Actually, “Pas” + “ta” = “Pasta” — acceptable.

✔ e) Piz__ → 6) za → Pizza
*(Pizza — sometimes eaten for breakfast, especially in some cultures)*

✔ f) Pol__ → 3) lo → Pollo
*(Chicken — maybe for savory breakfast?)*

✔ g) Tost__ → 4) adas → Tostadas
*(Toast — very common breakfast item)*

✔ h) Un boca__ → 5) dillo → Un bocadillo
*(A sandwich — common breakfast in Spain)*

✔ i) Cola -__ → 10) cao → Cola - cao
*(“Cola-Cao” — a popular Spanish chocolate drink mix, often had for breakfast)*

✔ j) Zumo de na__ → 1) ranja → Zumo de naranja
*(Orange juice — classic breakfast drink)*

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Now, let’s double-check all matches:

| Letter | Left | Match # | Right | Full Word |
|--------|-------------|---------|-----------|-----------------|
| a | Cere__ | 8 | ales | Cereales |
| b | Gall__ | 9 | etas | Galletas |
| c | Magda__ | 7 | lenas | Magdalenas |
| d | Pas__ | 2 | ta | Pasta |
| e | Piz__ | 6 | za | Pizza |
| f | Pol__ | 3 | lo | Pollo |
| g | Tost__ | 4 | adas | Tostadas |
| h | Un boca__ | 5 | dillo | Un bocadillo|
| i | Cola -__ | 10 | cao | Cola-Cao |
| j | Zumo de na__| 1 | ranja | Zumo de naranja |

✔ All are correct and form real, commonly used Spanish words — most of them associated with breakfast.

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Final Answer (Matching Pairs):

a-8, b-9, c-7, d-2, e-6, f-3, g-4, h-5, i-10, j-1

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Bonus: What time is shown on the clock?

The alarm clock shows:
- Hour hand slightly past 1
- Minute hand on 12 → so it’s 1:00

But since it’s labeled “¿A qué hora desayunas?” — *What time do you eat breakfast?* — and the clock shows 1:00, it might imply 1:00 AM (unlikely for breakfast) or 1:00 PM — but typically breakfast is earlier.

Actually, looking closely at the clock:
→ The hour hand is between 1 and 2, closer to 1, and minute hand is on 12 → 1:00

In many Spanish-speaking countries, breakfast is early — around 7–9 AM — so 1:00 might be a trick or just decorative. Maybe it's 1:00 PM (lunch), but the theme is breakfast.

Perhaps the clock is meant to be symbolic — or maybe it’s 1:00 AM, which is unusual, but the activity is focused on word matching, not time interpretation.

So we’ll stick to the word-matching as the main task.

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✔ Final Answer:

a-8, b-9, c-7, d-2, e-6, f-3, g-4, h-5, i-10, j-1

All pairs form real Spanish breakfast-related words.